Background
Abrahams, Sidney Cyril was born on May 28, 1924 in London. Son of Aaron Harry and Freda (Cohen) Abrahams. arrived in the United States, 1948.
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Sidney Cyril Abrahams
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Bachelor of Science, U. Glasgow, Scotland, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Glasgow, 1949; Doctor of Science, U. Glasgow, 1957; Fil. Doctor (honorary), University Uppsala, Sweden, 1981; D Honoris Causa, U. Bordeaux, 1997.
Career
Research fellow, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1949-1950;
member of staff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1950-1954;
research fellow, U. Glasgow, 1954-1957;
member technical staff, Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1957-1982;
distinguished member technical staff, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, 1982-1988;
Humboldt senior scientist, Institute Crystallography, U. Tübingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1989-1990. Guest scientist Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, since 1957. Visiting professor U. Bordeaux, France, 1979, 90.
Humboldt senior scientist U. Tübingen, Germany, 1995. Adjunct Professor physics Southern Oregon U., since 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society. Member American Crystallographic Association (president 1968, managing editor 1965-1990), Royal Society Chemistry, American Institute Physics (chairman public policy committee 1981-1991), International Union Crystallography (chairman commission on crystallographic apparatus 1972-1975, commission on journals 1978-1987, commission on crystallographic nomenclature since 1978), International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry (representative interdivsnl. commission on nomenclature and symbols since 1984), Sigma Xi (founding president Southern Oregon State College 1993-1995).
Interests
Connections
Married Rhoda Banks, May 1, 1950. Children: David Mark, Peter Brian, Jennifer Anne.
